Theridiidae
Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833.
| Tangle-web spiders | |
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| File:(MHNT) Enoplognatha ovata on Daucus carota.jpg | |
| Enoplognatha ovata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Species: | T.
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| Binomial name | |
| Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833
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| Diversity | |
| 124 genera, 3028 species | |
| File:Distribution.theridiidae.1.png | |
Theridiidae Media
- Chrysso.pulcherrima.male.-.tanikawa.jpg
- Coscinida.japonica.female.-.tanikawa.jpg
- Dipoena.martinae.female.-.tanikawa.jpg
female Dipoena martinae from Okinawa.
- Episinus.nubilus.male.-.tanikawa.jpg
male Episinus nubilus from Okinawa.
- Black Widow Spider 07-04-20.jpg
Latrodectus mactans, a black widow spider
- Theridion impressum 01.JPG
- Theridula angula at Kadavoor.jpg
Theridula angula moving from one tree to another carrying the egg sac